Category Archives: Canadian Press

Thieves flee in canoe from underwear-clad homeowner in N.B. flood zone
MAUGERVILLE, NEW BRUNSWICK, Canada - Three men who allegedly tried to loot a flooded New Brunswick home were forced to flee in a canoe from an angry, underwear-clad homeowner. Markus Harvey woke up ea...
May 07, 2018

Agency's top cop retires amid Limbaugh police escort probe
NEWARK, N.J. - The top law enforcement official at the agency that runs New York’s airports and bridges has retired amid an investigation after radio host Rush Limbaugh told listeners he receive...
May 07, 2018
Canadian-bred Flameaway being pointed to Plate following Derby run
Never has a 13th-place finish been so easy to accept for trainer Mark Casse. Canadian-bred Flameaway finished a distant 13th in the Kentucky Derby at a rain-soaked Church...
May 07, 2018

PM turns to cyberspy agency to find new national security adviser
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has raided Canada’s secretive cyberspy agency to find a new national security adviser. He’s named Greta Bossenmaier, currently chief of the Communica...
May 07, 2018

Historic black church loses name of Halifax's controversial founder
HALIFAX - A historically black Halifax church whose longtime name paid homage to the city’s controversial founder has a new appellation. Members of the Cornwallis Street Baptist Church voted Sun...
May 07, 2018

Fanfare greets furry foursome: Giant panda family makes its Calgary Zoo debut
CALGARY - Two giant panda cubs were in a playful mood Monday as the Calgary Zoo introduced them and their parents to the general public. Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue - meaning Canadian Hope and Canadian ...
May 07, 2018

Demand outstripping resources at mental-health clinics for veterans: documents
OTTAWA - Demand for service has been outstripping the resources available to a network of mental-health clinics set up across the country to help veterans with post-traumatic stres...
May 07, 2018

Wynne, Horwath take aim at Ford in first debate ahead of Ont. election
TORONTO - Doug Ford was the main target in the first debate ahead of Ontario’s provincial election, with his rivals suggesting Monday that the Progressive Conservative leader, who is leading in ...
May 07, 2018
Sentencing arguments for mosque killer Alexandre Bissonnette to begin June 18
QUEBEC - Sentencing arguments for the man who murdered six Muslim men in a Quebec City mosque in January 2017 will begin June 18. Alexandre Bissonnette, 28, pleaded guilty earlier this year to six cha...
May 07, 2018
Toronto public health investigating measles case in infant who travelled abroad
TORONTO - Public health officials in Toronto say people who travelled on two Saudia Airlines flights in late April, as well as those who attended the city’s Humber River Hospital&...
May 07, 2018